https://automaton-media.com/en/tag/indie-games/ AUTOMATON is a website that covers the Japanese gaming world. We bring you the news on video games from Osaka and Tokyo. Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:25:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.3 https://automaton-media.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cropped-automaton-sitelogo-120x120-1-32x32.png https://automaton-media.com/en/tag/indie-games/ 32 32 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-creepy-cute-gothic-exploration-adventure-tea-party-at-the-extinction-museum-coming-to-steam-in-2026/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-creepy-cute-gothic-exploration-adventure-tea-party-at-the-extinction-museum-coming-to-steam-in-2026/#respond Fri, 21 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=71312 Japanese creepy-cute Gothic exploration adventure Tea Party at the Extinction Museum coming to Steam in 2026]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-creepy-cute-gothic-exploration-adventure-tea-party-at-the-extinction-museum-coming-to-steam-in-2026/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/ooe-an-adult-bl-murder-mystery-about-ten-men-trapped-on-a-remote-island-is-coming-to-nintendo-switch-with-english-support/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/ooe-an-adult-bl-murder-mystery-about-ten-men-trapped-on-a-remote-island-is-coming-to-nintendo-switch-with-english-support/#respond Fri, 21 Aug 2026 03:28:53 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=71285 Dramatic Create announced that their BL murder mystery VN Ooe will be coming to Nintendo Switch this year, with multiple language support. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/ooe-an-adult-bl-murder-mystery-about-ten-men-trapped-on-a-remote-island-is-coming-to-nintendo-switch-with-english-support/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/column/adult-sci-fi-visual-novel-2236-a-d-offers-a-birds-eye-perspective-on-the-self-and-the-other-steam-gems-from-japan-you-might-be-missing-out-on/ https://automaton-media.com/en/column/adult-sci-fi-visual-novel-2236-a-d-offers-a-birds-eye-perspective-on-the-self-and-the-other-steam-gems-from-japan-you-might-be-missing-out-on/#respond Thu, 20 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=71248 Steam gems from Japan you might be missing out on #2 : 2236 A.D.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/column/adult-sci-fi-visual-novel-2236-a-d-offers-a-birds-eye-perspective-on-the-self-and-the-other-steam-gems-from-japan-you-might-be-missing-out-on/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/spring-at-dawn-i-am-a-monster-a-horror-vn-about-the-relationship-between-a-teacher-and-three-mentally-troubled-hikikomori-girls-comes-to-steam-august-20/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/spring-at-dawn-i-am-a-monster-a-horror-vn-about-the-relationship-between-a-teacher-and-three-mentally-troubled-hikikomori-girls-comes-to-steam-august-20/#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:34:49 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=71196 Spring at Dawn, I am A Monster, developed by Japanese studio Charon, will launch for Steam (PC) on August 20.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/spring-at-dawn-i-am-a-monster-a-horror-vn-about-the-relationship-between-a-teacher-and-three-mentally-troubled-hikikomori-girls-comes-to-steam-august-20/feed/ 1 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/serial-experiments-lain-protocol-7-visual-novel-gets-first-demo-as-the-fan-made-ova-crowdfunds-over-600-of-its-original-goal/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/serial-experiments-lain-protocol-7-visual-novel-gets-first-demo-as-the-fan-made-ova-crowdfunds-over-600-of-its-original-goal/#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:41:08 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=71134 lain: Protocol 7, a fan-made OVA project based on Serial Experiments Lain, launched the demo for its original visual novel on August 17. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/serial-experiments-lain-protocol-7-visual-novel-gets-first-demo-as-the-fan-made-ova-crowdfunds-over-600-of-its-original-goal/feed/ 1 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/my-planet-moon-child-is-a-sci-fi-visual-novel-that-explores-our-inability-to-understand-each-other-steam-gems-from-japan-you-might-be-missing-out-on/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/my-planet-moon-child-is-a-sci-fi-visual-novel-that-explores-our-inability-to-understand-each-other-steam-gems-from-japan-you-might-be-missing-out-on/#respond Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=71068 Steam gems from Japan you might be missing out on #1 : My Planet MOON CHILD. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/my-planet-moon-child-is-a-sci-fi-visual-novel-that-explores-our-inability-to-understand-each-other-steam-gems-from-japan-you-might-be-missing-out-on/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/creator-of-city-wrecking-giantess-game-claims-ex-co-developer-launched-it-on-steam-without-permission-and-withheld-revenue/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/creator-of-city-wrecking-giantess-game-claims-ex-co-developer-launched-it-on-steam-without-permission-and-withheld-revenue/#respond Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:19:55 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=71081 Giantess Playground, developed by GiantessGameUE5, gets an allegedly unauthorized Steal Early access release, following co-developer dispute.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/creator-of-city-wrecking-giantess-game-claims-ex-co-developer-launched-it-on-steam-without-permission-and-withheld-revenue/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/enjoy-the-diner-developers-to-release-minimalist-text-adventure-in-which-you-only-communicate-by-glowing-coming-to-steam-on-august-28/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/enjoy-the-diner-developers-to-release-minimalist-text-adventure-in-which-you-only-communicate-by-glowing-coming-to-steam-on-august-28/#respond Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=70991 Glow Box, a text adventure developed by Monthly Wetland and published by Waku Waku Games, is coming to Steam on August 28. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/enjoy-the-diner-developers-to-release-minimalist-text-adventure-in-which-you-only-communicate-by-glowing-coming-to-steam-on-august-28/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-youtubers-160k-monster-rancher-inspired-passion-project-mamon-king-gets-switch-2-release-with-help-from-koei-tecmo/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-youtubers-160k-monster-rancher-inspired-passion-project-mamon-king-gets-switch-2-release-with-help-from-koei-tecmo/#respond Thu, 13 Aug 2026 08:38:38 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=70949 The Nintendo Switch 2 edition of Yoshinama's Mamon King is set to receive a physical release on October 8 in Japan. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-youtubers-160k-monster-rancher-inspired-passion-project-mamon-king-gets-switch-2-release-with-help-from-koei-tecmo/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-dev-releases-free-soulslike-dating-game-react-to-your-girls-questions-correctly-in-mere-seconds-or-die-instantly/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-dev-releases-free-soulslike-dating-game-react-to-your-girls-questions-correctly-in-mere-seconds-or-die-instantly/#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:30:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=70832 Kobayakawa-san is a Soulslike is a free indie romance visual novel from Japan with Dark Souls mechanics. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-dev-releases-free-soulslike-dating-game-react-to-your-girls-questions-correctly-in-mere-seconds-or-die-instantly/feed/ 1 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-visual-novel-girlfailure-art-club-in-which-you-spend-your-school-days-with-four-cringey-otaku-girls-gets-steam-store-page/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-visual-novel-girlfailure-art-club-in-which-you-spend-your-school-days-with-four-cringey-otaku-girls-gets-steam-store-page/#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2026 09:34:48 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=70662 Japanese solo developer Uka Todoki just announced the Steam Store page for their upcoming visual novel Girlfailure Art Club. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-visual-novel-girlfailure-art-club-in-which-you-spend-your-school-days-with-four-cringey-otaku-girls-gets-steam-store-page/feed/ 1 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/hyouka-authors-mystery-novel-series-turned-into-a-vn-by-urban-myth-dissolution-center-and-schrodingers-call-publisher-shueisha-games/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/hyouka-authors-mystery-novel-series-turned-into-a-vn-by-urban-myth-dissolution-center-and-schrodingers-call-publisher-shueisha-games/#respond Tue, 04 Aug 2026 06:47:58 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=70545 Game publisher Shueisha unveils Seasons of Books and Keys, their newest visual novel adaptation of Honobu Yonezawa's famous novel series.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/hyouka-authors-mystery-novel-series-turned-into-a-vn-by-urban-myth-dissolution-center-and-schrodingers-call-publisher-shueisha-games/feed/ 0